CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND SOLUTIONS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

AND CONSTRUCTION
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND
CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE (ISEC-5), LAS VEGAS, USA, 2225 SEPTEMBER 2009
Challenges, Opportunities
and Solutions in Structural
Engineering and Construction
Editor
Nader Ghafoori
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
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Table of contents
Preface XV
Acknowledgements XVII
Reviewers XIX
Committees XXI
Keynote papers
High-performance materials in earthquake-resistant concrete bridges 3
M. Saiidi, C. Cruz & D. Hillis
Implications of air pollution on future electricity generation 7
A. Singh
Root of all evils misunderstanding of construction industry structure 15
D.T. Kashiwagi
Concrete and masonry structures
Application of nonlinear damper in reinforced concrete structure control 25
F. Hejazi, J. Noorzaei & M.S. Jaafar
Behavior of cylindrical R/C panel under combined axial and lateral load 31
T. Hara
Calculation method research on the flexural capacity of PSRC beam 39
S. Qin, Y. Wang, F. Li & Z. Ding
Cyclic loading deterioration effect in RC moment frames in pushover analysis 45
G. Ghodrati Amiri, B. Mohebi & S.A. Razavian Amrei
Evaluating shear capacity of RC joints subjected to cyclic loading using ANN 51
A. Said & E. Khalifa
Evaluation of drift distribution in performance-based retrofitting of RC frames 57
G. Ghodrati Amiri & A. Gholamrezatabar
Experimental research on high-frequency fatigue behavior of concrete 63
Y. Chen, W. Shao, H. Han, Z. Yin & R. Azzam
Experimental study of self-centering RC frames with column yielding mechanism 69
K. Sakino & H. Nakahara
Experimental study on high-strength R/C member in tension and shear 75
T. Tamura
Improving the behavior of reinforced concrete beams with lap splice reinforcement 81
A.M. Tarabia, M.S. Shoukry & M.A. Diab
Load testing a historic monument 87
F.D. Heidbrink
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Modeling of concrete beams prestressed with AFRP tendons 93
Y.J. Kim
Nonlinear finite element analysis of unbonded post-tensioned concrete beams 99
U. Kim, P.R. Chakrabarti & J.H. Choi
Predicting shear strength of cyclically loaded interior beam-column joints using GAs 105
A. Said & E. Khalifa
Punching shear strength of RC slabs using lightweight concrete 111
H. Higashiyama, M. Mizukoshi & S. Matsui
Shear strength and deformation prediction in steel fiber RC beams 119
T. Nyomboi & H. Matsuda
Torsional resistance of confined brick masonry panel 127
P.K. Singh
Steel structures
Effect of shear lug on anchor bolt tension in a column base plate 135
P.K. Khan
Elastic-plastic bending load-carrying capacity of steel members 141
P. Juhs
Local stability and carrying capacity of thin-walled compressed members 149
P. Juhs, M. Al Ali & Z. Kokorudov
Finite element analysis of wind induced buckling of steel tank 157
S. Borgersen & S. Yazdani
Performance based analysis of RBS steel frames 161
P. Alexa & I. Ladar
Practical non-prismatic stiffness matrix for haunched-rafter pitched-roof steel portal frames 167
H.K. Issa & F.A. Mohammad
Relationship between strength of scaffolds and shear rigidity of frames 173
H. Takahashi, K. Ohdo & S. Takanashi
Sequential failure analysis of tension braced MRFs 181
M. Lotfollahi & M.M. Alinia
The optimization of the industrial steel building 189
T. ula & S. Kravanja
Composite structures
A finite element model for double composite beam 197
S. Duan, R. Niu, J. Xu & H. Zheng
A new composite element for FRP-reinforced concrete slabs 203
Y.X. Zhang & Y. Zhu
An experimental study on double steel-concrete composite beam specimens 209
S.J. Duan, J.W. Wang, Q.D. Zhou & H.L. Wang
Behaviour of FRP wrapped circular reinforced concrete columns 215
M.N.S. Hadi & V. Yazici
Contribution of NSM CFRP bars in shear strengthening of concrete members 221
A.K.M.A. Islam
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Effect of transverse reinforcing on circular columns confined with FRP 229
G. Ghodrati Amiri, A. Jaberi Jahromi & B. Mohebi
Experimental investigation of FRP wrapped RC circular and square hollow columns 235
M.N.S. Hadi & Y. Kusumawardaningsih
Numerical study on strengthening composite bridges 241
K. Narmashiri & M.Z. Jumaat
Repair systems for unbonded post-tensioned 1-way & 2-way slabs with CFRP 247
P.R. Chakrabarti, U. Kim, M. Busciano & V. Dao
Strengthening a concrete slab bridge using CFRP composites 253
S.H. Petro, J.T. Peaslee & T.G. Leech
Strengthening effect of CCFP for RC member under negative bending 259
I. Yoshitake, S. Hamada, K. Yumikura & Y. Mimura
Structural behaviour of reinforced palm kernel shell foamed concrete beams 265
U.J. Alengaram, M.Z. Jumaat & H. Mahmud
Dynamic impact and earthquake engineering
A note on the model based on the constant Q damping assumption and its corrected models 273
A.S. Takahashi
A neural-oscillator model for human-induced lateral vibration on footbridges 279
M. Yoneda
Analysis of large dynamic structures in the entertainment industry 285
D.P. Cook & R.T. Robinson
Comparison of different standards for progressive collapse evaluation procedures 291
A. Saad, A. Said & Y. Tian
Correlation between minimum building strength and the response modification factor 297
L.G. Daza
Effect of infill walls in structural response of RC buildings 303
I. Idrizi, N. Idrizi, Z. Idrizi, S. Idrizi & I. Idrizi
Estimation of statically equivalent seismic forces of single layer reticular domes 309
H. Abdolpour, Z. Zamanzadeh & A. Behravesh
Experimental study of RC slab-CFT column connections under seismic deformations 315
Y. Su & Y. Tian
Identification of frequency dependency of quality factor in subsurface ground 321
O. Tsujihara
Integrated design and construction to mitigate wind-induced motions of tall buildings 327
K. Moon
Mitigation of high acceleration shock waves in hybrid structures 333
S.G. Ladkany & S. Sueki
Prefabricated multi-story structure exposed to engineering seismicity 339
J. Witzany, T.

Cejka & R. Zigler
Satisfying drift and acceleration criteria with double FP bearing 345
M. Malekzadeh & T. Taghikhany
Seismic analysis of interlocking block in wallfoundationsoil system 351
M.S. Jaafar, F. Hejazi, A.A. Abang Ali & J. Noorzaei
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Shear crack width of RC column with cut-off rebar under cyclic loading 357
T. Tsubaki, M. Dragoi & J. Onishi
Structural behavior of steel frame connections subjected to blast 363
G.S. Urgessa & T. Arciszewski
Bridges and special structures
Applicability of AASHTO LRFD live load distribution factors for nonstandard truck load 371
Y.J. Kim, R. Tanovic & R.G. Wight
Full scale test on a bridge PC box girder 377
C. Mircea, A. Ioani & Z. Kiss
Long-term deflections of long-span bridges 385
J. Navrtil & M. Zich
Structural optimization and computation
A revised BESO method for structures with design-dependent gravity loads 393
X. Huang & Y.M. Xie
Investigating the buckling behaviour of single layer dome form of space structures 399
Z. Zamanzadeh, H. Abdolpour & A. Behravesh
Reasoning on structural timber design for target reliability 405
L. Ozola
Shape optimization of shell structures with variable thickness 411
M. Kegl, D. Dinevski & B. Brank
Structural damage detection in plates using wavelet transform 415
G. Ghodrati Amiri, A. Bagheri, S.A. Seyed Razzaghi & A. Asadi
The non-local theories based on different types of weighted functions and its application 421
Z. Wang & Q. Yang
The MINLP approach to structural synthesis 427
S. Kravanja & T. ula
Construction materials
Basic study on physical property for calcium-solidification material and on Ca-based concrete 435
A. Shimabukuro & K. Hashimoto
Correlations between filler type and the self compacted concrete properties 441
M. Gheorghe, N. Saca & L. Radu
Delphi study on Portland cement concrete specifications of ITD 447
H. Sadid, V. Miyyapuram & R. Wabrek
Effects of bamboo material on strength characteristics of calcium-based mortar 451
H. Kawamura, K. Hashimoto & A. Shimabukuro
Effects of remediation and hauling on the air void stability of self-consolidating concrete 457
N. Ghafoori & M. Barfield
Estimation of marine salt behavior around the bridge section 463
E. Iwasaki & M. Nagai
Evaluation of alkali-silica reactivity using aggregate mineralogy and expansion tests 467
N. Ghafoori & M.S. Islam
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Evolution of Portland cement pervious concrete construction 473
J.T. Kevern
Experimental research on regional confined concrete columns under compression 479
X.M. Cao, J.C. Xiao, Z.H. Huang & T.J. Ren
Experimental study on dry-shrinkage of lightweight cement mortar 485
T. Watanabe & A. Mori
Flexural behavior of high strength stone dust concrete 491
V. Bhikshma, R. Kishore & N.H.M. Raju
Hemp: Rediscovered raw building material 495
F. Khestl
Influence of admixtures on performance of roller compacted concrete 501
P. Hafiz & A.R. Khaloo
Investigation of the effect of aggregate on the performance of permeable concrete 505
C. Lian & Y. Zhuge
Investigations on flexural behavior of high strength manufactured sand concrete 511
V. Bhikshma, R. Kishore & C.V. Raghu Pathi
Moisture permeability and sorption-desorption isotherms of some porous building materials 515
R. Miniotaite
Nested ANOVA model applied to evaluate variability of ready-mixed concrete production 521
C. Videla & C. Imbarack
On characteristics of bamboo as structural materials 527
T. Tada, K. Hashimoto & A. Shimabukuro
Optimization of fly ash content in suppressing alkali-silica reactivity 533
N. Ghafoori & M.S. Islam
Overdosing remediation of plastic SCC exposed to combined hauling time and temperature 539
N. Ghafoori & H. Diawara
Research into the optimum level of rock-derived micro-fine particles in sand for concrete 545
T. Kaya, K. Hashimoto & H. Yamamoto
Retempering remediation of transported SCC under extreme temperatures 551
H. Diawara & N. Ghafoori
Strength property of concrete using recycled aggregate and high-volume fly ash 557
T. Ishiyama, K. Takasu & Y. Matsufuji
Strength, sorptivity and carbonation of geopolymer concrete 563
A.A. Adam, T.C.K. Molyneaux, I. Patnaikuni & D.W. Law
Suitability of some Ghanaian mineral admixtures for masonry mortar formulation 569
M. Bediako, E. Atiemo, S.K.Y. Gawu & A.A. Adjaottor
Ultra light-weight self consolidating concrete 575
M. Hubertova & R. Hela
Wood use in Type I and II (noncombustible) construction 581
D.G. Bueche
Composite materials
Computational models for textile reinforced concrete structures 589
W. Graf, M. Kaliske, A. Hoffmann, J.-U. Sickert & F. Steinigen
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Properties of natural fiber cement boards for building partitions 595
Y.W. Liu & H.H. Pan
Studies on glass fiber reinforced concrete composites strength and behavior 601
B.L.P. Swami, A.K. Asthana & U. Masood
Use of bamboo composites as structural members in building construction 605
T.H. Nguyen, T. Shehab & A. Nowroozi
Youngs modulus of newly mixed cementitious extrusion-molded materials 609
T. Watanabe & A. Mori
Construction methods
Active pier underpinning of Jin-bin light rail bridge in Tianjin 617
J. Bu, N. Sun & S. Huang
CFRP liner quality control for repair of prestressed concrete cylinder pipe 623
A. Allan & H. Carr
Configuration, evaluation and selection tool (CET) for tunnel construction methods 629
B. Schaiter & G. Girmscheid
Formwork specific, process orientated geometrical-path-velocity-time-model (GPVT-model) 635
M. Kersting & G. Girmscheid
Open building manufacture systems: A new era for collaboration? 641
M.D. Sharp & J.S. Goulding
Precast ferrocement barrel shell planks as low cost roof 645
S.F. Ahmad
Tall building boom now bust? 651
I.R. Skelton, D. Bouchlaghem, P. Demian & C. Anumba
The state-of-the-art of building tall 657
I.R. Skelton, D. Bouchlaghem, P. Demian & C. Anumba
Construction management
An anatomy of speculative claims in construction 665
H.Y. Pang & S.O. Cheung
Builders perceptions of the impact of procurement method on project quality 671
S. Saha & M. Hardie
Business model of the prefab concrete industry a two-dimensional cooperation network 677
T. Rinas & G. Girmscheid
Conservation project management by the architectural digital photogrammetry 683
F. Navarro, A.L. Rodrguez, V. vila & C. Loch
Construction productivity and production rates: Developing countries 687
C.R. Guntuk & E. Koehn
Contractors influence within the design process of design-build projects 693
H. Haroglu, J. Glass, T. Thorpe & C. Goodchild
Delays in the Iranian construction projects: Stakeholders and economy 699
E. Asnaashari, A. Knight & A. Hurst
Designing the relationship between contractor and client to partnership 705
K. Spang
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Determining schedule delay causes under the Build-Operate-Transfer model in Taiwan 711
J.B. Yang & C.C. Yang
Dey Street Tunnel: The challenges of a design build project in a congested urban setting 717
M. Trabold
Developing a document management model for resolving contract disputes for contractor 723
J.B. Yang & K.M. Huang
Development of a decision-making model for requirements management 729
N. Krnert & G. Girmscheid
Improving the MEP coordination process through information sharing and establishing trust 735
T.M. Korman
Key competences of design-build clients in the Peoples Republic of China 739
B. Xia & A.P.C. Chan
PPP-risk identification and allocation model: The crucial success factor for PPPs 745
T. Pohle & G. Girmscheid
Privileges and attractions for private sector involvement in PPP projects 751
A.P.C. Chan, P.T.I. Lam, D.W.M. Chan, E. Cheung & Y. Ke
Training of skills and thinking in structural timber design 757
L. Ozola
Use of alternative dispute resolution in construction: A comparative study 763
S.O. Cheung, P.S.P. Wong & P. Kennedy
Construction maintenance and infrastructure
Construction safety in the repair and maintenance sector 771
A.P.C. Chan, F.K.W. Wong, M.C.H. Yam, D.W.M. Chan, C.K.H. Hon, D. Dingsdag & H. Biggs
Challenges of a substation and infrastructure upgrade in an urban downtown setting 777
M.L. Cochrane & C.D. Wagner
Construction of concrete embedded, direct fixation, ballasted, LVT and special trackwork 783
K.H. Dunne, N. Slama & K. Wong
Design issues of the Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant expansion 789
K. Monroe, J. Stanton, P. Wong & S. Maguin
Fuzzy logic based diagnostic tool for management of timber bridges 795
S. Ranjith, S. Setunge, R. Gravina & S. Venkatesan
Organizational behavior
Behaviors of leadership in architectural offices 805
E. Kasapo glu
Gendered behavior: Cultures in UK engineering and construction organizations 811
B. Bagilhole
Knowledge management (KM): Integrating past experiences 817
A. Weippert & S. Kajewski
Managing innovative change within organisations and project team environments 823
A. Weippert & S. Kajewski
Personality types of civil engineers and their roles in team performance 829
K. Gautam & A. Singh
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System service oriented cooperation lessons for the construction industry 835
D. Lunze & G. Girmscheid
Sustainability and energy conservation
Building environmental assessment tool 843
S. Vil cekov, E.K. Burdov & I. enitkov
Building passive design and hotel energy efficiency 851
B. Su & Q. Wang
Climatic effects on building facades 857
R. Miniotaite
Energy consumption related to winter housing thermal performance 863
B. Su
Green energy and indoor technologies for smart buildings 869
F. Vranay, Z. Vranayova, D. Ocipova & D. Lukasik
Indoor air quality, distribution systems and energy simulations 873
R. Nagy & I. enitkov
Structural sustainability of high performance buildings 879
M.M. Ali & P.G. Dimick
The use of green materials in the construction of buildings structure 885
B.O. Russell
Engineering economics
An interactive model for reduction of failure costs: A process management approach 893
J.E. Avendano Castillo, S.H. Al-jibouri & J.I.M. Halman
Forecasting low-cost housing demand in urban area in Malaysia using ANN 899
N. Yasmin Zainun & M. Eftekhari
Influence of construction costs on schedule performance 903
J.A. Kuprenas
LC maintenance strategy development and decision-making model for street maintenance 907
A. Fastrich & G. Girmscheid
Macroeconomic costs within the life-cycle of bridges 915
T. Zinke, T. Wachholz & T. Ummenhofer
Maintenance life cycle cost model for drainage systems of infrastructures 921
T. Gamisch & G. Girmscheid
Trend analysis of cost performance for public work projects 927
P.P. Shrestha, D.R. Shields & L. Burns
Smoothing methodology for time series data 933
F. Khosrowshahi
Underlying mechanisms of failure costs in construction 939
J.E. Avendano Castillo, S.H. Al-jibouri & J.I.M. Halman
Information technology
A survey of the current i-Build practices in the Taiwanese construction industry 947
H.J. Chien, H.W. Chien & J.R. Chang
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Construction information technology and a new age of enlightenment 953
P.S. Brandon
How building information modeling has changed the MEP coordination process 959
T.M. Korman, L. Simonian & E. Speidel
Organisational e-readiness in the built environment: People, process, technology 965
E.C.W. Lou & J.S. Goulding
Technology projects and their impact on the engineering and construction process 969
M.M. Shoura
Geotechnical engineering, foundation and tunneling
Dynamic effects of machines on foundations buildings 977
J. Vondrich & E. Thndel
Investigations of the dynamic state of turbo sets foundations 983
A.O. Kolesnikov, V.N. Popov & O.M. Kolesnikov
Model tests on bearing capacity of soil-bags 987
H. Yamamoto & S. Jin
The construction pre-control of a foundation pit in Shanghai 993
Y. Chen, Z. Yin, J. Wu, M. Wang, Y. Chen & R. Azzam
Using BESO method to optimize the shape and reinforcement of underground openings 1001
K. Ghabraie, Y.M. Xie & X. Huang
Author index 1007
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Preface
The mission of the International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC) conference is to promote
innovative and integrative approaches in life cycle systems in civil and building engineering that include
constructability, specifications, design, bidding and construction.
The previous ISEC conferences were held in Honolulu, USA (2001); Rome, Italy (2003); Shunan, Japan
(2005); and Melbourne, Australia (2007). The purpose of the Fifth International Structural Engineering and
Construction Conference (ISEC-5), held in Las Vegas, USA, from September 22 to 25, 2009, was to present and
publishrecent developments andinnovations onthese subjects andtocontinue the transfer of advancedknowledge
and technologies as wildly as possible. The exchange of information included all branches of structural and civil
engineering, construction engineering and management, contracting and claims, architecture, quality control,
housing, materials, education and ethics.
These proceedings contain 163 technical articles that were presented during ISEC-5 conference. Each
manuscript was peer-reviewed and selected from over 325 abstracts and full papers submitted from 40 countries.
My sincerest gratitude is expressed to many reviewers, who are hereby gratefully acknowledged, for their
generous efforts. Thanks are also extended to members of the international and local scientific, advisory, and
organizing committees; sponsors and cooperating institutions; for their tremendous support towards a successful
ISEC-5.
Nader Ghafoori
Editor
Las Vegas, September 2009
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Acknowledgements
Sponsor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Co-sponsors
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Concrete Institute
Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering
Canadian Society of Civil Engineers
Chartered Institute of Building, UK
Chinese Society of Civil Engineers
Concrete Reinforced Steel Institute
Japan Concrete Institute
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Structural Engineering Institute
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Reviewers
The Editor gratefully acknowledges the contributions made by the following reviewers who provided valuable
comments and recommendations.
Sayed Ahmad
David Akers
Iyad Alattar
Chimay J. Anuba
Mary Barfield
Sai-On Cheung
Paul Chynoweth
Hamidou Diawara
Francis Edum-fotwe
Dongping Fang
Roger Flanagan
Nader Ghafoori
Ian Gilbert
Gerhard Girmscheid
Jack Goulding
Dean T. Kashiwagi
Mohan Kumaraswamy
Kamran Nemati
Indubhushan Patnaikuni
Habib Sadid
Swapan Saha
Aly Said
Ingrid Senitkova
Pramen Shresta
Amarjit Singh
Ying Tian
Ali Touran
Frank Yazdani
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Committees
ISEC Executive Committee
Amarjit Singh, Chair, University of Hawaii, USA
Frank Yazdani, Secretary, North Dakota State University, USA
Nader Ghafoori, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Takashi Hara, Tokuyama College of Technology, Japan
Indubhushan Patnaikuni, RMIT University, Australia
International Scientific and Technical Committee
Nader Ghafoori, Chair, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Chimay J. Anumba, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
Nemkumar Banthia, University of British Columbia, Canada
Franco Bontempi, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
Fabio Casciati, University of Pavia, Italy
Sai-On Cheung, City University of Hong Kong, China
John Christian, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Paul Chynoweth, University of Salford, UK
Dejan Dinevski, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Francis Edum-fotwe, Loughborough University, UK
Dongping Fang, Tsinghua University, China
Roger Flanagan, University of Reading, UK
Mike Forde, University of Edinburgh, UK
Ian Gilbert, University of New South Wales, Australia
Gerhard Girmscheid, IBB, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Jack Goulding, University of Salford, UK
Takashi Hara, Tokuyama College of Technology, Japan
Makarand Hastak, Purdue University, USA
Roozbeh Kangari, Georgia Tech, USA
Dean T. Kashiwagi, Arizona State University, USA
Mohan Kumaraswamy, University of Hong Kong, China
Barzin Mobasher, Arizona State University, USA
Antonio Nanni, University of Washington, USA
Kamran Nemati, University of Washington, USA
Indubhushan Patnaikuni, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Janaka Y. Ruwanpura, University of Calgary, Canada
Swapan Saha, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Saiid Saiidi, University of Nevada, USA
Ingrid Senitkova, Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia
Ahmad Shuaib, American Concrete Institue, USA
Amarjit Singh, University of Hawaii, USA
Takahiro Tamura, Tokuyama College of Technology, Japan
Ali Touran, Northeastern University, USA
Francois Toutlemonde, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees, France
Mumtaz A. Usmen, Wayne State University, USA
Ramakrishnan Venkataswamy, University of South Dakota, USA
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Mike Xie, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
Frank Yazdani, North Dakota State University, USA
Local Scientific and Technical Committee
Nader Ghafoori, Chair, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
David Akers, California Nevada Cement Association, San Diego, USA
Iyad Alattar, FHWA, Carson City, USA
Reed Gibby, Nevada Department of Transportation, Carson City, USA
Tie He, Nevada Department of Transportation, Carson City, USA
Samaan Ladkany, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Neil Opfer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Habib Sadid, Idaho State University, USA
Aly Said, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Harry Teng, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Ying Tian, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Local Organizing Committee
Nader Ghafoori, Chair, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Mary Barfield, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Greg Desart, GES Inc., USA
Hamidou Diawara, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
David Goldstein, Geo Tek, Las Vegas, USA
Mohammad Shahidul Islam, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Dara Nyknahad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Samuel Palmer, Terracon, Las Vegas, USA
Jonna Sansom, City of Henderson, USA
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